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Monday, March 26, 2012

Low-Fat Fudge Brownies - Secret Recipe Club

It's that time again, Dear Reader, for another Secret Recipe Club reveal. My assignment this month -- which I chose to accept -- is Chocolate & Chillies. Asiya posts recipes that are all halal, which is similar enough to kosher that I don't have to worry about pork cooties or other major revisions.

And does she have recipes! They all look amazing! With so many from which to choose, I had a long road ahead trying to zero in on just one.

For about 5 seconds, anyway.

You see, in a week I will be hosting a meeting of reference librarians, and as host I have to provide the refreshments. So I was glad that Asiya's brownie recipe beckoned, even with "low fat"in the title. With Passover looming ever closer, I have to use up chometz anyway, so this was a win-win situation. In this case, it turned out to be a win-win-WIN! These beauties are so delicious they just became my favorite brownies!

So creamy! So fudgy! If I didn't make them myself, I wouldn't have believed they are low-fat. Asiya mentioned that they taste even better the next day, but I had to quickly freeze the remaining ones, otherwise there would have been just crumbs left.

I used whipped cream cheese in place of the sour cream, which I didn't have on hand. I also used vanila extract since I don't own vanilla powder. I did use a tiny amount coffee granules, because it enhances the chocolate flavor without adding much of its own.

The recipe said to bake for 20-25 minutes, but for some reason it took 30 minutes in my oven. I was concerned because my oven temperature is usually quite accurate, but there was no need to worry ... the brownies were wowwies! But do check after 20 minutes in any event since ovens may vary.

Update! Make that win-win-win-WIN! I also made Asiya's macaroons. I wasn't going to mention them because they came out rather dry. I shoved them in a plastic bag and forgot about them until the next day, when they magically softened up and became angelic pillows! The recipe is posted here.

18 comments:

I"m so glad you liked them!!! They are my favorite and I was thinking of making them again this week. I will pay attention to the baking time this time and make sure my post is accurate. (I've never heard of the term "pork cooties"...lol!)

Glad the macaroons turned out well the next day. I did find that they softened up after being in a container (will have to update the post to reflect that).

ooh, i'm intrigued! i've never tried making low-fat brownies but i'd love to give 'em a try - saving some calories + fat is always a good thing! glad to meet you through the SRC - i'm a fellow group D'er! =)

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